
Nick Arbuckle stood on the confetti-filled turf at BC Place wearing every facet of his suddenly very public life.
His sweat-soaked uniform jumped out first, with the lights of TV cameras bouncing off of his face. At his feet was a baby bag, his young daughters, Aaliyah and Ariyah almost at his heels, with his wife Zakiyyah nearby. There was joy, pride, tears. The weight of the past week and maybe of a football existence that was built on resilience no matter how much the game tried to chip away at it, had been validated in one incredible, unthinkable night.
You re-live your life to this moment in a matter of minutes in these situations.
111th GREY CUP
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